- Date
- May 6, 1973
- Place
- Winner, SD · WINNER, SD
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3598ZPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report June 21, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730506011139A
- Case key
- 190424
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1374 73/5/6 NR.WINNER,S DAK PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 18, 10 TOTAL TIME - 1700 N3598Z PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WINNER,S DAK LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIRAL IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH= FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- IN TURN LOOKING OVER FARMLAND.PLT NOT CKD OUT IN ACFT.TOOK ACFT ON IMPULSE WITHOUT FATHERS OK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3598Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N3598ZRegistration cancelled Jul 8, 2011 · Piper PA-18Airframe modelPiper PA-18Engine modelContinental C90 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N3598Z · 1
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